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Ministry of Defence
Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor, AVSM, VM Assumes Charge As Commandant, NDA, Khadakwasla
Mumbai/Pune, 01st November 2021
Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor, AVSM, VM took over charge as Commandant, National Defence Academy  on 31 Oct 21 from Lt Gen Asit Mistry PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, who retired today after serving in the Indian Army for 39 years.
Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor, AVSM, VM was commissioned in flying branch of the IAF in December 1985. He has over 7800 hours of accident/ Incident free flying on various trainer, transport and strategic aircraft. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy , Defence Services Staff College, Flying Instructor School, College of Defence Management and National Defence College. His educational qualifications include M. Sc , Master of Management Studies and M. Phil. He is presently pursuing his Ph.D from Osmania University.
The Air Officer has participated in numerous flying exercises and operations in India and abroad. The Air officer as Flying Instructor has done Instructional tenures at Air Force Academy and Fixed wing Training Flight, Yelahanka. His vast experience in High Altitude, VVIP, Air to Air Refuelling and Combat Operations led him to head the operational assignments at highest levels. He is one of the pioneers in Aerial Refuelling Operations in the Indian Air Force who was trained abroad with OEM. His Command appointments include the command of Air to Air Refuelling Squadron and a large Operational Base with Strategic assets. His Staff appointments include Director and Principal Director  at Air HQ, Head of the Faculty and Senior Air Force Instructor at College of Defence Management, Secunderabad, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff Operations  and Assistant Chief of the Staff  at Air Headquarter  and Commandant, Air Force Academy. The Air Officer has been awarded Vayu Sena Medal and Ati Vishist Seva Medal for his devotion to duty.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Regional Workshop on “SDG11 Monitoring, Opportunities and Challenges and how City/Urban and Rural definitions can be harmonized” during 23rd - 26th September 2019
National Statistical Office , Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation along with UN-Habitat, is hosting a workshop on Sustainable Development Goal  11 , during 23rd - 26th September, 2019 in New Delhi. The workshop was inaugurated by Shri Pravin Srivastava, Chief Statistician of India and Secretary, MoSPI. The delegates came from the National Statistical Offices of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Kenya and UK and also had experts from UN-Habitat and European Commission. The Workshop is focusing on evolving a standardized definition of Rural and Urban habitations and sensitizing the participants on the developments taking place globally so that the member countries can adapt these definitions to suit the national requirements. The participants are being briefed about the new metric, Degree of Urbanization , which is a classification that indicates the character of an area, based on the share of local population living in urban clusters and in urban centers. The main goal of the workshop is to introduce the new metric DEGURBA approach to city definition and get direct feedback from the participating countries on its applicability, need for adaptation and customization as per their national needs.
2. The experts explained that the definition of city is not uniform across countries and this poses a challenge and an opportunity for the collection of statistics at national / regional level. The workshop will largely focus on gaining momentum for having a global definition of city to support the SDGs monitoring on a comparable framework, on SDG 11 indicators and the applicable methodologies for their measurement and to explore the feasibility for adopting City Prosperity Initiative , a tool to measure the sustainability of cities. The measurement approach will be useful for urban planning as also for census operations.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Increase in Mental Health issues during the Pandemic
Realizing the impact that COVID-19 may have on the mental health of the people, including children, the Government has taken a number of initiatives to provide psychosocial support during COVID-19. These initiatives include:
- Setting up of a 24/7 helpline to provide psychosocial support, by mental health professionals, to the entire affected population, divided into different target groups viz children, adult, elderly, women and healthcare workers.
- Issuance of guidelines/ advisories on management of mental health issues, catering to different segments of the society.
- Advocacy through various media platforms in the form of creative and audio-visual materials on managing stress and anxiety, and promoting an environment of support and care for all.
- Issuance of detailed guidelines by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences , Bengaluru- "Mental Health in the times of COVID-19 Pandemic - Guidance for General Medical and Specialized Mental Health Care Settings".
- All the guidelines, advisories and advocacy material can be accessed on Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website under “Behavioural Health – Psychosocial helpline” 
- Online capacity building of health workers by NIMHANS in providing psychosocial support and training through -Diksha platform.
Lack of sufficient mental health professionals is one of the challenges faced in the mental healthcare service delivery. The year-wise, State-wise details of mental health practitioners however is not maintained centrally.
With a view to augment the availability of qualified manpower in field of mental health, the Government, under NMHP, is implementing manpower development schemes for establishment of Centres of Excellence and strengthening/ establishment of Post Graduate  Departments in mental health specialties. Till date, support has been provided for establishment of 25 Centres of Excellence and strengthening/ establishment of 47 Post Graduate  Departments in mental health specialties in the country.
The Government is also augmenting the availability of manpower to deliver mental healthcare services in the underserved areas of the country by providing online training courses to various categories of general healthcare medical and para medical professionals through the Digital Academies established at the three Central Mental Health Institutes namely National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam, and Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi.
The Minister of State , Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
Special Service and Features
Sarojani Rane assumes charge as Addl. CPFC, Kerala & Lakshwadeep Zone
Smt. Sarojani Rane has assumed charge of Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner, Kerala & Lakshwadeep Zone. She took over charge following transfer from EPFO Head Office, New Delhi.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Union Agriculture Minister inaugurates M&M's Farm Machinery Plant at Pithampur
• Today India is at a stage where the world looks at us with hopeful eyes - Shri Tomar
• Technology will make the country fully developed– Agriculture Minister
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar today inaugurated the first Greenfield Farm Machinery Plant of Mahindra & Mahindra at Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh. On this occasion, Shri Tomar said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today India has reached a point where the world looks at us with hopeful eyes. Shri Tomar said that to make the country fully developed, we have to be fully equipped with technology.
Chief guest Shri Tomar said that today everywhere people flaunt ‘Make in India’ products. We are Indians, it is a matter of pride for us, but when our products are appreciated, then it is a matter of even greater pride. This trend also shows the spirit with which our Prime Minister works. Shri Tomar said that mechanization and technology are very much needed today. The population of the country and the world is rising continuously, the challenge of climate change is also in front of us. We not only have to increase our production-productivity, but also supply to domestic as well as other countries as a service to humanity, for which a lot more efforts are required.
Shri Tomar said that due to his comprehensive vision, Prime Minister Shri Modi opened Jan-Dhan bank accounts of the poor, in which Rs 1.46 lakh crore is deposited today, giving momentum to the economy. Similarly, Prime Minister Modi started a campaign to build toilets and made the country ODF free and helped India jump in the global rankings. PM Modi made liquid money available in the accounts of poor women, while he distributed free ration to 80 crore poor people during the Covid crisis. Shri Modi believes that the dream of making India a developed nation cannot be fulfilled without the development of this half of the country's population. These works being done by Prime Minister Modi are historic, which will have a positive impact far and wide.
The Union Minister said that the trend of testing quality is increasing today. The credibility of branding and quality is increasing in the country and the world. From the point of view of agricultural equipments, this is the first innovative experiment done by Mahindra & Mahindra. This company has also set the target of export of farm equipments. Shri Tomar said that today the need is that India emerges as the world leader. By supplying to the world apart from meeting the domestic demand, India will develop and its reputation as a world guru will also be secured. Shri Tomar said that Swami Vivekananda had said that the 21st Century would belong to India, and we should also make our own contribution to prove it. He expressed happiness that even after getting higher education and good job abroad, many youths have come back to India and have been attracted towards agriculture.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
National Good Governance Webinar Series 2022-2023
The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances , Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is organizing the National Good Governance Webinar Series over the year from April, 2022 to March, 2023.
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State  of the Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space will be Inaugurating the National Good Governance Webinar Series on 28th April, 2022.
The mandate to hold virtual conferences/Webinars with District Collectors and other Officers over the next 12 months on a specific theme / Sector, in which past award winners since the inception of the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration under that sector be invited to present their experiences given to DARPG, is being taken forward by conducting 13 National Good Governance Webinars over the year.
One Webinar on an identified sector/theme will be held every month. The 13 webinars would be on different themes under the good governance initiatives that have been felicitated the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration in the past years since its inception in 2006. The themes selected for the National Webinars are proposed to cover multiple sectors like health, education, environment, disaster management, priority programmes, Jal/water management etc. The awarded States/Districts will present their exemplary work in these National Webinars, the purpose being to highlight the best practices and award-winning initiatives for replication by other States/Districts.
The first webinar in the series is commencing on 28th April, 2022 on the theme ‘Improving Service Delivery’ under which two awarded initiatives will be presented. “SAKALA” the initiative conferred with PM’s Award in the year 2012-13 to the Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Government of Karnataka and the initiative “e-Seva” conferred with PM’s Award in the year 2006-2007 to the Government of Andhra Pradesh will be presenting under the theme of “Improving Service Delivery”.
Sakala, made possible through the Karnataka Guarantee of Services to Citizens Act 2011 , has been an example of success in time-bound service delivery to citizens. e-Seva is a good governance initiative that incorporates the vision of National e-Gov plan “Public Services Closer to Home” and its objective is to provide smart, citizen centric, ethical, efficient and effective governance facilitated by technology.
The State AR and IT Secretaries, State ATI’s, District Collectors and State/District Information Officers will join the event virtually. The webinar is expected to witness about 300 participants.
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Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production and Use-Based Index for the Month of March 2023 
The Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production  are released on 12th of every month  with a six weeks lag and compiled with data received from source agencies, which in turn receive the data from the producing factories/ establishments.
2. For the month of March 2023, the Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production  with base 2011-12 stands at 150.5. The Indices of Industrial Production for the Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity sectors for the month of March 2023 stand at 154.2, 146.0 and 188.0 respectively. These Quick Estimates will undergo revision in subsequent releases as per the revision policy of IIP.
3. As per Use-based classification, the indices stand at 158.2 for Primary Goods, 120.9 for Capital Goods, 158.2 for Intermediate Goods and 178.7 for Infrastructure/ Construction Goods for the month of March 2023. Further, the indices for Consumer durables and Consumer non-durables stand at 118.1 and 145.6 respectively for the month of March 2023.
4. Details of Quick Estimates of the Index of Industrial Production for the month of March 2023 at Sectoral, 2-digit level of National Industrial Classification  and by Use-based classification are given at Statements I, II and III respectively. Also, for users to appreciate the changes in the industrial sector, Statement IV provides month-wise indices for the last 12 months, by industry groups  and sectors.
5. Along with the Quick Estimates of IIP for the month of March 2023, the indices for February 2023 have undergone the first revision and those for December 2022 have undergone final revision in the light of the updated data received from the source agencies. The Quick Estimates for March 2023, the first revision for February 2023 and the final revision for December 2022 have been compiled at weighted response rates of 92 percent, 94 percent and 95 percent respectively.
6. Release of the Index for April 2023 will be on Monday, 12th June 2023.
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- This Press release information is also available at the Website of the Ministry -http://www.mospi.gov.in
- Press release in Hindi follows and shall be available at:
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Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President stresses use of mother tongue in school education
VP recalls C. Narayana Reddy’s contribution to Telugu language and literature
Presents Dr. C. Narayana Reddy National Literary Award to eminent Odia writer, Dr. Pratibha Ray
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu stressed on the importance of using mother tongue in foundational education and called upon state governments to implement the provisions of National Education Policy 2020 in letter and spirit.
Shri Naidu was addressing the gathering after presenting the Dr. C. Narayana Reddy National Literary Award to eminent Odia writer, Dr. Pratibha Ray in Hyderabad. A prolific writer in Odia language, Dr. Ray’s novels and short stories are widely acclaimed and touch upon important social issues. She was the recipient of the Jnanpith Award in 2011, Padma Shri in 2007 and the Padma Bhushan in 2022.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Naidu recalled the “invaluable contribution” of Dr. C. Narayana Reddy to Telugu language and literature and said that his writings have mesmerized the Telugu people at large. Referring to Dr Reddy’s epic work 'Vishwambhara', which earned him the Jnanpith Award, Shri Naidu said that it describes beautifully the intricate relationship between man and nature. Shri Naidu said that as a parliamentarian, Dr Reddy gave many constructive suggestions in Rajya Sabha, and passionately strove for the use of mother tongue in education. On the occasion, Shri Naidu released a collection of poems and essays by Dr. Reddy titled "Vyasa Poornima".
Minister for Agriculture, Govt. of Telangana, Shri Singireddy Niranjan Reddy, awardee Dr. Ray, eminent Telugu writer Volga , the family members of Dr C. Narayana Reddy and others participated in the event.
Ministry of Coal
NLC India Ltd bags GeM Award in "Timely Payments " Category for 2023
NLC India Limited, a navratna company under the Ministry of Coal, bagged GeM award in the category "Timely Payments " for the year 2023 for its outstanding contribution in improving the reliability of e-market practices in line with the vision of GeM. NLCIL registered and on-boarded in GeM portal in the year 2017. NLCIL’s growth in GeM procurement started from a small value of Rs 2.21 crore during the year 2018-19 and the company has registered an impressive growth of Rs 984.93 crore during the year FY 2022-23. Government e-Marketplace GeM is a dedicated e-Market service platform, a National public procurement portal, governed by Government of India for marketing different goods and services. To promote the power market in line with GEM's vision of transparent, inclusive and efficient public procurement in India, awards are being presented by the Government of India.
Shri K Mohan Reddy, Director  received the award on behalf of NLC India Limited. Shri Prasanna Kumar Mottupalli, CMD, NLCIL complimented the officials of NLCIL for their efforts and wished them more success in future.
Special Service and Features
BSNL Customers Service Center will be open on Sundays and Holidays in March 2023
We are glad to inform our esteemed customers of BSNL that our Customer Service Centers as well as Cash Counters will be functioning during the usual business hours on Sundays and Holidays during March 2023 for payment of bills etc.
The customers are requested to make use of the arrangement for making payments and other transactions.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour
The Government of India has implemented a Central Sector Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourer, 2016 for providing rehabilitation assistance to the released bonded labour. As per the scheme , financial assistance to the tune of Rs. 1,00,000, Rs. 2,00,000/-, Rs. 3,00,000/- are provided to released bonded labourers based on their category and level of exploitation. In addition to the financial assistance, the beneficiaries are also entitled for the following:
1. Allotment of House/site & agricultural land
2. Land development
3. Provision of low cost dwelling Units.
4. Animal husbandry, dairy, poultry, piggery etc.
5. Wage employment, enforcement of minimum wages etc.
6. Collection and processing of minor forest products.
7. Supply of essential commodities under targeted public distribution system.
8. Education for children.
9. Any other Welfare Scheme of State/Central Govt.
Government of India has enacted the Child Labour  Amendment Act, 2016 which came into force w.e.f. 1.9.2016. The Amendment Act Inter alia provides for complete prohibition of work or employment of children below 14 years in any occupation and process and prohibition of adolescents in the age group of 14 to 18 years in hazardous occupations and processes. The Amendment Act also provides stricter punishment for employers for violation of the Act and has made the offence as cognizable. Under the NCLP Scheme, children in the age group of 9-14 years are rescued/withdrawn from work and enrolled in the NCLP Special Training Centers, where they are provided with bridge education, vocational training, mid-day meal, stipend, health care, etc. before being mainstreamed into formal education system. Children in the age group of 5-8 years are directly linked to the formal education system through a close coordination with the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan .
This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State  for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 614
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 217 Crore
More than 12 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 217 Crore  today. More than 12 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
|
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10414923
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|
2nd Dose
|
|
10115472
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|
Precaution Dose
|
|
6960566
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|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
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18436296
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|
2nd Dose
|
|
17712261
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|
Precaution Dose
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|
13538228
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|
Age Group 12-14 years
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|
1st Dose
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40871915
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|
|
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2nd Dose
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|
31371100
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Age Group 15-18 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
61892814
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|
|
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2nd Dose
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|
52896187
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|
Age Group 18-44 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
561129222
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|
2nd Dose
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|
515205816
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Precaution Dose
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|
87431201
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Age Group 45-59 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
204004218
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2nd Dose
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196832460
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Precaution Dose
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45544711
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Over 60 years
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|
1st Dose
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127650442
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2nd Dose
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123054383
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Precaution Dose
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45839155
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1024399830
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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947187679
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Precaution Dose
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199313861
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Total
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2170901370
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 21st September, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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14
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2nd Dose
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860
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Precaution Dose
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6360
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|
FLWs
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|
1st Dose
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|
44
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2nd Dose
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347
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Precaution Dose
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10788
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|
Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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18131
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|
|
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2nd Dose
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43745
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|
Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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5272
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|
|
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2nd Dose
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14899
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|
Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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12646
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2nd Dose
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|
43420
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|
Precaution Dose
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|
681593
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|
Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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|
2047
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|
2nd Dose
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|
9316
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|
Precaution Dose
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|
281813
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|
Over 60 years
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|
1st Dose
|
|
1176
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2nd Dose
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5949
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Precaution Dose
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123339
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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39330
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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118536
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Precaution Dose
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1103893
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Total
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1261759
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Cabinet approves allotment of land for the construction of Ceremonial Lounge at Tirupati Airport
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the allotment of 1800 sqm of Airports Authority of India's land to Andhra Pradesh Education and Welfare Infrastructure Development Corporation for a period of 15 years at a nominal rate of license fee of Re. 1/- per annum, for the construction of Ceremonial Lounge at Tirupati Airport.
Benefits:
Tirupati being abode of Lord Shri Venkateswara is frequently visited by VVIPs / VIPs.Construction of a Ceremonial Lounge will offer better amenities to the visitors. The Ceremonial Lounge will be maintained by APEWIDC.